| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Author: | Tirumalisai Alvar |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Caption: | Painting of Krishna slaying Kamsa, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |
| Verses: | 120 |
| Period: | 9th–10th century CE |
| Tiruchanda Viruttam | |
| Previous: | Perumal Tirumoli |
| Next: | Tirumālai |
The Tiruchanda Viruttam is a Tamil Hindu work of literature written by the poet-saint Tirumalisai Alvar, comprising 120 pasurams (hymns).[1] [2] It is a part of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the Sri Vaishnava canon of the Alvars.[3] It is dedicated to the veneration of Vishnu, as well as his forms and incarnations, such as Krishna and Venkateshvara.[4]
In the work, Tirumalisai Alvar offers a detailed account of the life of Krishna, his slaying of asuras, his subjugation of bulls to marry Nappinnai, as well as his role in the Kurukshetra War.[5]
One of his hymns indicates Krishna's triumph over Kamsa, the deity's act of sucking the poisoned milk of Putana, as well as the three strides of Vamana:[6]
It is speculated that Kambar, who wrote the Kamba Ramayanam, may have taken inspiration from some of the hymns of this work:[7]